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Newman City Council directs staff to shorten late-night construction hours; landscaping time also adjusted
Summary
Council instructed staff to revise the city noise ordinance to shorten allowable construction hours from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. for specified construction near residences and amended a second provision to set a 9 p.m. end time; council voted to send the revision to city attorney for drafting and return at the next meeting.
Mayor Bridal told the Newman City Council on May 13 that staff should change the city code’s noise provision for construction near residences from a 10 p.m. end time to 8 p.m., and the council voted to send the revision to the city attorney for drafting and return at the next meeting.
The proposal concerns an amendment to the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10 (Environment), Article 2 (Noise), specifically the highlighted construction provision the mayor said applies where work is contiguous with residential properties.
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